The Molniya 3-37 r2 is nearing decay. The following is a summary of the
latest update to my Decay Watch page:
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Object: #20446 = 90- 6 C = Molniya 3-37 r2
Decay predictions:
Source Prediction made Predicted decay at Latitude Longitude
UTC UTC deg deg
SpaceCom Oct 22 19:09 Oct 22 22:40 +-2h 39.0 S 9.0 W
SatEvo Oct 22 19:50 Oct 23 01:30 +-3h 53.1 S 71.8 W
Latest elset:
Molniya 3-37 r2 590 x 86 km
1 20446U 90006C 02295.69957895 .57205193 78749-5 36814-3 0 8465
2 20446 62.3063 27.4510 0375455 269.1029 86.7470 15.77306832102484
SatEvo prediction:
Molniya 3-37 r2 495 x 84 km
1 20446U 90006C 02295.82580243 .75815917 55337+0 39933-3 0 98466
2 20446 62.3011 26.9560 0307895 269.1456 87.3262 15.94584644102500
Molniya 3-37 r2 439 x 84 km
1 20446U 90006C 02295.88839599 .88867163 84452+0 41916-3 0 98461
2 20446 62.2980 26.7056 0267378 269.1672 87.7686 16.04832238102515
Molniya 3-37 r2 372 x 83 km
1 20446U 90006C 02295.95057073 1.11025388 17208+1 44949-3 0 98465
2 20446 62.2930 26.4529 0219026 269.1892 88.3008 16.17117947102526
Molniya 3-37 r2 285 x 82 km
1 20446U 90006C 02296.01223940 1.62395675 51153+1 50845-3 0 98465
2 20446 62.2880 26.1973 0155377 269.2115 89.0081 16.33410693102539
Note: I have this decaying near perigee on the last of these SatEvo-
predicted revs. At the time, it is northbound in the vicinity of
Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands. The track continues to reach
Paris at 02:00 UTC and onwards to Helsinki at 02:04.
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Alan
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Alan Pickup / COSPAR 2707: 55.8968N 3.1989W +208m (WGS84 datum)
Edinburgh / SatEvo & elsets: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/
Scotland / Decay Watch: http://www.wingar.demon.co.uk/satevo/dkwatch/
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